Name plate



Oct. 28, 1930. Q H, BALDUF 1,779,796

NAME PLATE Filed Oct. '1. 1929 ax/ @g? l 40- mately concavo-convex-.'

Patented Oct. 28 1930 UNITED STATES- rnnnnnrox n. BALDUI, or BrnsnAroiwNnw-yon NAME PLATE- 1 Beflle of abandoned application Serial no.295,759; filed J'u1y 27, 1928. Thisapplica tionefiled October 1, 1929.SeriaI No. 396,542.

This invention relatesto new and useful improvements in signs, andparticularly to signs in the form of name plates. y This is a refile ofthe abandoned application filed July 27, 1928, Serial Number One objectof the invention is to provide a device of this character which issimple in I construction, and which can be manufactured at acomparatively low' cost.

Another bJectI' is to provide adevice of this character wherein aplurality of mov- V T able and removable letter carrying plates areadapted to be placed, whereby to permit l 3 playing various names orlegends.

7 Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing l yIn the drawing: y Figure 1 is a front elevation of a name plate made inaccordance; with the present invention. 1

V Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional '25 view on' the hue 22'ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 33.0f Figure 1 vFigure 4 is a sectional perspective view of the movable letter platecarrying member.

a0 of the device. 7 Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing,10 represents the outside frame of the device, which is preferablyformed from a sheet of metal having a rectangular sight opening 11"therein, the edge portions of the plate, surrounding the opening, beingibent inwardly at an obtuse angle,as shown at 12. The portion of theframe, or escutcheon,

outwardly of the said opening 11, is approxi- Arranged to be disposedwithin the escutcheon 10 is aframe 13, which is formed from a sheet ofmetal having a rectangular, elongated opening 14 therein, flanges 15being struck out from the longer edges of said open-s ing, and each ofsaid flanges having its free long edge rebent, as at 16, to form thechannel or groove 17 A metal plate 18 is slipped in said groove 17,whereby to close the rear of porch post,1or the like. When the -letterportions .12 contact with the outer faces of marginal edges of t edgesof the frame 13 are formed the 20, whereby'to retain said platesin'rproper f position. 7 Each end of the plate or frame 13 is offsetrearwardly, as at 21, andis a-pertured for the reception of a fasteningdevice 22, by means of which said fram'e'inay be secured to asupport,rsuch asa door, wall, or 5 plates have been properly positionedon the frame "13,; the tabs '19 are'pinched tightly thereagainst, andthe frame secured to the door, wall,'orv the like, by passing nails"one:

screwsthroughthe' apertures 23 formed in the end tabs 24, of such frame.The escutcheon is then secured to the door .or wall, by

placing the same in such position that the the letter plates 20, asclearly seen in Figures 7 2 and 8, of the drawing. .=Each end ofthe"outer, 'or face-portionfiof the frame 13,18

formed with a tab 25, which is adapted to be bent outwardly into theqpaths'of'the end platesv 20, whereby to maintain said plates'i 3against lateral displacement, from the ends of the frame. Nails orscrews are passed through the corners of theescutcheon, and into thedoor, wall, or'the like. support.

What is claimed is: t V V 1. A sign including a plate having an opening,walls extending angularly' :from the s opening for contact: withlasupport to space the platetherefrom, attachingears at the ends ofthe-plate, a plurality of letter plate retainin tabs on'the margins ofthe plate,a stop ta on each end of the plate, and an escutcheon platearranged in covering relation tothe first plate and having a sightopening registering with a the opening of the first plate. 7

2. A sign including a plate having anopening the walls of which haveangularly extending flanges terminally erimped to form plate receivinggrooves, the peripheral edge of. theplatehaving bendable letter plateretaining tabs, bendable stop tabs at the ends of the plate forietainingletter plates, attach- 50 the frame. The upper and lower longer ing earson the endsof the plate, a plate re- 9? In testimony whereofilfafli'xiny signa 1 ture.

FREDERICK H. BALDUF':

